ZIP 24739 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Mercer County, West Virginia's ZIP 24739 registers 31/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (75/100), structural risk (70/100), institutional ownership (59/100). mortgage stress (24/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100), FEMA disaster exposure (71/100), climate & FEMA risk (61/100). The latent-versus-live split is 70/100 structural and 7/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.7% over the trailing year, and 6% higher over three years (phase confidence 37/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $54,096, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 11.7% — elevated. 17.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Educational attainment sits at 22% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. Home values center near $112,600, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. 13,093 residents call 24739 home, typically aged 47. Around 34% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 6,736 housing units.

Overall, 24739 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.